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can't open eps in Inkscape 0.48

Asked by andrea k

I only see answers to questions about opening EPS in Inkscape 0.47. I am trying to open an EPS file in Inkscape 0.48.

I get error message:

     Failed to load the requested file C:\Users\Hope\Desktop\GLASS\fiverr\fairy swirl border\content.eps

How can I open it in Inkscape? I hope it is a simpler procedure Inkscape 0.47.

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Zlatan Vasović (zlatan.) said : 		#1

I can open EPS without anything special in 0.48 (it's inkscape-trunk).

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su_v (suv-lp) said : 		#2

~suv suggests this article as an answer to your question:
FAQ #1184: “Opening an EPS file on Windows”.

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su_v (suv-lp) said : 		#3

On 2013-07-27 12:51 +0100, ZDroid wrote:> I can open EPS without anything special in 0.48 (it's inkscape-trunk).

@ZDroid - no matter which (undisclosed) OS/platform and which current Inkscape version (stable or trunk) you use: Inkscape requires ps2pdf from Ghostscript installed to be able to open PS/EPS files (the PostScript files are converted to PDF on-the-fly, and the PDF then is loaded (aka converted to SVG) using internal routines based on the poppler library).

See also:
<http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/File-Import.html>

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andrea k (skylygal) said : 		#4

I'm overwhelmed by what is needed to be done to get eps conversions working. I've got plenty of info here to try and will get back when I get up my gumption and see how it works for me.

Is there a way outside of inkscape (wi/out needing to buy a vector program) to convert eps to svg that is simple to do?

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Edouard (edouardst) said : 		#5

Maybe you can try an online conversion tool (Google : https://www.google.fr/search?q=eps+to+svg+online) ?

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